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The Little House

The Little House

2014•2h 16m•6.8/10
RomanceDrama

Ratings

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6.8/10(45)

Following the death of the unmarried and childless Taki, Takeshi, a young relative of hers, discovers several pages of closely written lines in which the old lady has recorded her memories. This is how he learns the truth about her youth working as a housemaid and nanny for the Hirai family in a little house in Tokyo with a red gabled roof.

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Production

TV Asahi, Sumitomo Corporation, Shochiku, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Eisei Gekijo, Nippan Group Holdings, PIA Corporation, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Tokyo FM, Hakuhodo, GYAO, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Hokkaido Television Broadcasting, Hokuriku Asahi Broadcasting, Shochiku Tokyo Studio

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Takako Matsu

Takako Matsu

Tokiko Hirai

Haru Kuroki

Haru Kuroki

Taki Nunomiya

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Takeshi

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Taki Nunomiya

Yui Natsukawa

Yui Natsukawa

Yasuko Arai

Yukijiro Hotaru

Yukijiro Hotaru

Liquor Store Old Man

Isao Hashizume

Isao Hashizume

Elementary School Teacher

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Mrs. Konaka

Takatarô Kataoka

Takatarô Kataoka

Masaki Hirai

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Shoji Itakura

Shigeru Muroi

Shigeru Muroi

Sadako

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Kazuo Hanawa

Fumino Kimura

Fumino Kimura

Yuki

Haru Kuroki

Haru Kuroki

Young Taki

Tomoko Nakajima

Tomoko Nakajima

Mutsuko Matsuoka

LaSalle Ishii

LaSalle Ishii

President Yanagi

Aki Takejo

Aki Takejo

Kane

Yoneko Matsukane

Yoneko Matsukane

Hanawa's Aunt

Satoshi Akiyama

Young Kyoichi

Fukutarô Ichikawa

Young Kyoichi

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